28th April 1967: Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, refuses induction into the United States Army

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Ali's refusal to be inducted led to him being stripped of his boxing titles and later convicted of draft evasion for which he was sentenced to five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, and a ban from boxing. He remained free on bail while the case was under ...

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